Annotated Bibliography

D'Ammassa, Don. "The Lost World." Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005. Bloom's Literature. Facts On File, Inc. Web. 1 Mar. 2016

Don D’Ammassa hints that “The Lost World" existed before it was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He comments on how many adventure stories are similar with a universal theme of a lost world hidden from civilization. Though much of the world is now charted he appreciates the genre's recent return in novels written by modern thriller authors. In the famous novel a scientist by the name of Challenger discovers a plateau where Jurassic life thrives, D’Ammassa identifies some of the flaws in the story specifically the reason why the winged creatures stayed on the isolated plateau. He also comments on the many sequels that were made, only one of which he believes is worth reading. D’Ammassa explains the novel’s influence on film: the novel was turned into many films though only the silent film of 1925 was deemed good enough to capture the essence of the story. In D'Ammassa opinion, “The Lost World” is not the greatest written adventure novel but it inspired the many more that followed.

Wong, Amy R. "Arthur Conan Doyle's 'great new adventure story': journalism in the lost world." Studies in the Novel 47.1 (2015): 60+. General OneFile. Web. 1 Mar. 2016.

In Amy Wong’s review of “The Lost World” she identifies the plot similarities to other adventure novels such as Jule Verne’s “Journey to the Center of the Earth.” The main points however are to discuss the style of writing rather than the plot and content. Wong discusses the importance of journalism to the novel and Doyle’s role in journalism. Doyle’s aspiration for journalism are seen through this novel as he attempts to add a more professional and romantic style to the genre. He based the journalist character, Edward Malone, on E.D. Morel who launched a campaign against the brutality of slave labor. Wong relates the character's inspiration to the fact that Arthur Conan Doyle was a passionate advocate for a just society and was strongly against individuals who were unjustly accused of crimes. Doyle’s opinions and journalistic style in the novel “return literary authority to romance” (61). It is Wong’s opinion that the novel as a whole is successful in joining the press and literary imagination to create professional journalism.